Monthly Archives: March 2014

I’ve been working on a new book called “The Christian Story” that attempts to provide context to the Old Testament in terms of how Christ came to fulfill God’s promise of a Savior who would restore all creation. Thus, the entire Bible is the “Christian story,” because it is centered around Jesus Christ. I hope to have it out in …

I enjoy ancient history, particularly Greek and Roman history. One of the best books I’ve read is Thucydides’ History of the Peloponnesian War, which I had to read during my academic career when I was getting my BS in International Affairs and my MS in International Relations. It’s basically a required textbook for international affairs students, because Thucydides explores the …

Lately, I’ve been looking more and more at Genesis 3 and Matthew 4 as a unit, and here are some thoughts on these two texts. Genesis 3 contains the account of the temptation of Adam and Eve and their fall into sin. Matthew 4 contains the account of the temptation of Jesus. It is interesting to look at the parallels …

Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten season, where repentance comes into fuller focus for the Church. The lectionary texts for Ash Wednesday include Psalm 51 and 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10. The Psalm is a prayer to the Lord for mercy, due to the fact that we are born sinners. The Psalm speaks that truth that we must be delivered from our sin …

Lately, I’ve been wondering why we’re so quick to discount the Bible. What I mean by that is, so often, I hear people talk about things they believe were “cut out” of the Bible. People have a fascination with the Gnostic “gospels” and with other apocryphal stories and seem to treat these with greater reverence than the Bible itself. For …